With almost forty years' experience as a labor leader by 1909, Samuel Gompers had learned the value of practical achievements.

"This collection belongs on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should prove useful to scholars with related interests.

"This collection belongs on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should prove useful to scholars with related interests." -- Illinois Historical Journal

From reviews of earlier volumes "This collection belongs on the shelf of anyone teaching American labor history, but it also should prove useful to scholars with related interests.